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EXPELLED: 18 Emma High School Students Suspended, Parents Breathing Fire

EXPELLED: 18 Emma High School Students Suspended, Parents Breathing Fire

By Our Reporter KAMPALA, Uganda [SHIFTMEDIA] Scores of parents are crying foul and breathing ‘fire’ after 18 students, majority candidates were suspended from Emma High School for gross misconduct. Literally, EMMA, the short form of…

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OUT: Ojara Mapenduzi Resigns As PAC Chairperson, Olanya Appointed

OUT: Ojara Mapenduzi Resigns As PAC Chairperson, Olanya Appointed

By DOREEN ASASIRA KAMPALA, Uganda |[SHIFTMEDIA NEWS] The Bardege-Layibi Division Member of Parliament, Martin Ojara Mapenduzi has resigned from his position as chairperson of the Public Accounts Committee-PAC Local Government. The Chief Opposition Whip John Nambehe…

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LANDED: 29 More Ugandans Return From Khartoum, M7 Hailed For Evacuation Efforts

LANDED: 29 More Ugandans Return From Khartoum, M7 Hailed For Evacuation Efforts

By Our Reporter ENTEBBE, Uganda [SHIFTMEDIA] Another batch of 29 Ugandan evacuees who were stuck in war-torn Sudan returned back home on Friday. The evacuees including a youth with three bullets lodged in his body…

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HOLIDAY: Conquer Dubai 2023 Returns with a BANG

HOLIDAY: Conquer Dubai 2023 Returns with a BANG

By Our Reporter DUBAI, United Arab Emirates [SHIFTMEDIA] If you are in the mood for romance, or just love a good anecdote, it is that time of the year when you and your family start…

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FOOD SAFETY: CSOs Task Government On Food Safety Laws, As Food Poisoning Soars

FOOD SAFETY: CSOs Task Government On Food Safety Laws, As Food Poisoning Soars

By Our Reporter KAMPALA, Uganda [SHIFTMEDIA] Uganda will join the rest of the world on June 7 to celebrate the World Food Safety Day amidst growing concerns of increased food poisoning. At the backdrop of…

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AWARDED: CoST Uganda Wins The Anti-Corruption Collective Action Award 2023

AWARDED: CoST Uganda Wins The Anti-Corruption Collective Action Award 2023

By PATRICK JARAMOGI KAMPALA, Uganda [SHIFTMEDIA NEWS] Uganda is once again the limelight after being honored globally for its transparency and accountability efforts. Carrying Uganda’s flag high, is CoST Uganda that has been awarded the…

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PRAISED: Milton Turyasiima, The unsung Hero In The Labor Migration Sector

PRAISED: Milton Turyasiima, The unsung Hero In The Labor Migration Sector

By Our Reporter                                                             The hurdles in the externalization of labor are enormous. Uganda remains one of the largest exporters of workers in the sub-Saharan Africa, with hundreds of migrant workers working in Middle East, (Saudi…

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STIGMA: Government Urged To Invest In Menstrual Health, And Address Harmful Practices That Depict Menstruation As Dirty

STIGMA: Government Urged To Invest In Menstrual Health, And Address Harmful Practices That Depict Menstruation As Dirty

By Our Reporter KAMPALA, Uganda [SHIFTMEDIA] Government has been urged to invest in menstrual health as Uganda joins the rest of the world this 28th  day of May to mark the Menstrual Hygiene Day, (MHD)…

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DEATH TRAP: Inside Sunbelt Textile Company Torture Chambers In Jinja

DEATH TRAP: Inside Sunbelt Textile Company Torture Chambers In Jinja

By PATRICK JARAMOGI Jinja, Uganda [SHIFTMEDIA] It is a norm for Ugandans working under ‘harsh’ conditions at the Jinja based Sunbelt Textiles Company Limited  to report to relevant authorities and remain not assisted. The cries…

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FAMILY: CSOs Punch Holes On Uganda National Family Policy

FAMILY: CSOs Punch Holes On Uganda National Family Policy

By Our Reporter KAMPALA, Uganda [SHIFTMEDIA] The Ministry of Gender Labor and Social Development (MGLSD) developed the Uganda National Family Policy in 2020, to among others provide strategies for unlocking the opportunities of the family,…

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